nucleosome

complex comprised of DNA wound around a multisubunit core and associated proteins, which forms the primary packing unit of DNA into higher order structures
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nucleosome

Summary

nucleosome is a cellular component[1]. nucleosome draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #46 of 301).[2]

Key Facts

  • nucleosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3].
  • nucleosome is a type of DNA packaging complex[4].
  • nucleosome is a type of protein-DNA complex[5].
  • nucleosome is a type of region of cell nucleus[6].
  • nucleosome is part of chromatin[7].
  • nucleosome's Commons category is recorded as Nucleosomes[8].
  • nucleosome comprises carbon[9].
  • nucleosome comprises macromolecule[10].
  • nucleosome comprises molecule[11].
  • nucleosome's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000786[12].

Body

Definition and Type

nucleosome's instance of is recorded as cellular component[3]. Recorded subclass of include DNA packaging complex[4], protein-DNA complex[5], and region of cell nucleus[6].

Use and Application

Components include carbon[9], a chemical element[13]; macromolecule[10], a group or class of chemical entities[14]; and molecule[11], a group or class of chemical entities[15]. nucleosome is part of chromatin[7].

Why It Matters

nucleosome draws 130 Wikipedia views per month (cellular_component category, ranking #46 of 301).[2] nucleosome has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] nucleosome is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of cellular component
    Enciclopedia galega universal id 158235
    Subclass of
    Has part(s) carbon, macromolecule, molecule
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P13613]]: 158235"
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